Health insurer Cigna has completed its acquisition of HealthSpring, which was one of the largest Medicare Advantage plans in the country, according to a Cigna news release.
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In 2010, Virginia's hospitals and health systems provided nearly $2.3 billion in community support, which included $515 million in charity care, according to a report from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (pdf).
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and its lender have finalized a credit agreement that will extend roughly $1.6 million of CHS' term loans to Jan. 25, 2017, according to a CHS news release.
James P. Alexander, president and CEO of Howard Regional Health System in Kokomo, Ind., and Bryan Mills, president and CEO of Community Health Network, based in Indianapolis, have announced a formal affiliation between the two organizations, according to a CHN…
The California State Assembly has passed a bill that would extend current restrictions on smoking in hospitals by applying them to entire hospital campuses, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has asked a federal judge to dismiss rival Aetna's antitrust suit against the insurer alleging unfair contracting practices, according to a report by The Detroit News.
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center has applied to become a Medicare accountable care organization, according to a hospital news release.
Community Health System's Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center has announced plans to merge its operations with Diagnostic Clinic of Longview, a multispecialty clinic, according to a CHS news release.
Aetna has launched a patient-centered medical home program for primary care physicians in Connecticut and New Jersey.
A survey of nurses by the University of Maryland's School of Nursing found 55 percent of nurses surveyed were obese, according to an ABC News report.